The old negro spiritual Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen was popularized by Harry T. Burleigh. Both he and Roland Hayes won Spingarn medals for preserving early African-American Music. The Founding Fathers felt that the slave trade of the time was beyond their control so therefore slavery is not mentioned at all in the Declaration … Read moreBlack History Day 13
Most of you have heard me talk about “Uncle G” – Brother George Nelson. Uncle G was made April 8, 1939 at Zeta Alpha Chapter at Tennessee State University (I have his original membership certificate). After graduating from Tennessee State he served in World War II and then landed in Buffalo, NY, where he was … Read moreUncle George Meets Founder Taylor
The FIRST RELIGIOUS GROUP in the American Colonies to issue an official protest against the slave trade were The Quakers (or Society of Friends) in 1696. In Botswana, the name “Simba” means “lion” (as in The Lion King). The NAACP leader who said “No American is required to earn his rights as a citizen” was … Read moreBlack History Day 12
In 1975, a BLACK WOMAN by the name of Margaret Bush Wilson took over the Presidency of the NAACP. A BLACK MAN by the name of Frederick M. Jones was granted more than 40 patents for his refrigeration equipment and inventions which allowed for the long distance transport of food. The FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN to … Read moreBlack History Day 10
In 1941, A. Philip Randolph threatened President Franklin D. Roosevelt with a march on Washington of 50.000 negroes to protest unfair employment practices. The march was called off when the President agreed to Randolph’s demand for reform. In 1919, a BLACK MAN by the name of James A. Jones invented a vertical spring that made … Read moreBlack History Day 9